Let $f \in \mathscr { D } _ { \rho } ( \mathbb { R } )$ such that $f ( 0 ) > 0$. Show that there exists $\rho _ { f } \in \mathbb { R } _ { + } ^ { * }$ such that $\rho _ { f } \leqslant \rho$ and such that $f > 0$ on $U _ { \rho _ { f } }$ and $\sqrt { f } \in \mathscr { D } _ { \rho _ { f } } ( \mathbb { R } )$.